Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to an agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions.

  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    So you vote for nothing and the worst of the two gets in anyway. The family who would’ve otherwise lived in the ‘lesser genocide’ thanks you. In what realm does that make sense?

    • osarusan@kbin.social
      0·
      1 year ago

      These “red line” commenters are so blinded by their own purity tests that they can’t see they’re actually supporting the greater genocide. Every thread here on lemmy is full of them, and they all make the same case, but they refuse to acknowledge the actual reality, which is that not voting for the one person who has an actual chance to beat Trump, they’re actually supporting him. Not as much as they would if they actually voted for him, but still significantly.

      If Trump wins by a narrow margin, it will be because of these red-liners who valued their own purity over the lives of others.

        • osarusan@kbin.social
          0·
          1 year ago

          In a way, there’s an argument to be made there. If you’re not doing everything you can to help defeat evil, then you are allowing that evil some amount of support.

          On the other hand, your vote is black and white. By not voting for the one person who has an actual chance to beat Trump, your actions are inarguably are supporting Trump.

          • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
            02·
            1 year ago

            Your money is black and white too. By not donating to the one person that has an actual chance to beat Trump, your actions are unarguably supporting Trump. Similarly! By not volunteering your time to the one person that has an actual chance to beat Trump…

            Zero. Difference.